Using optimized eccentricity rexolite lens for electrical beam steering with inte-grated aperture coupled patch array

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 44, 2012, Pages 345-365

  Karttunen, A ^a   Saily J ^b   Lamminen, A E I ^b   Ala Laurinaho, J ^a   Sauleau, R ^c   Raisanen A V ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APERTURE-COUPLED PATCH; APERTURE-COUPLED PATCH-ANTENNAS; BEAM WIDTHS; BEAM-STEERING; CONVENTIONAL LENS; CROSS POLARIZATIONS; CROSS-POLARIZATION LEVEL; DIRECTIVITY; H-PLANES; INTEGRATED LENS ANTENNAS; LENS SHAPE; MAIN BEAMS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; RADIATION PATTERN MEASUREMENTS; RAY TRACING SIMULATION; SCAN LOSS; SIDE LOBES;

ANTENNA FEEDERS; MICROLENSES; POLARIZATION; RAY TRACING;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84870265185     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB12082911     Document Type: Article

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